Car-brake.



No. 647,984. Patented Apr. 24, i900. ,J. PAYNE.

CAR BRAKE.

(Application filed Jan. 31, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

S. I. I. BATTISTE,

OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LetterS Patent NO. 647,984, dated April24, 1900.

Application filed January 31, 1900. Serial No. 8,470. (No model.)

To all whom it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of J eflferson and State ofKentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOar-Brakes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it'appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to car-brakes, and more particularly to .means foroperating the brakes of a box-car.

One object of the invention is to provide simple, durable, andinexpensive means whereby-the brakes of a box-car may be operated fromthe top of the car midway its ends, thereby reducing. to a minimum theliability of the brakeman slipping and falling between the cars.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby both setsof brakes on the car may be operated simultaneously by the samebrakeshaft.

With these as well as other objects in view the invention consists incertain features of construction and combination of parts,which will behereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,'Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fragmentof the top, of a box-car, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the top of the box-car. Vertical shafts 2 arejournaled in brackets 3, secured to the ends of the car, and have theirlower ends connected to the brakechains, (not shown,) .while their upperends are provided with beveled gears 4.

5 denotes the brake-stand,'in which is journaled the brake shaft 6, thelower end of which is stepped in a bearing 7. A beveled gear 8 is fixedto the lower end of the shaft, and a collar or spacing-sleeve 9 isplaced upon said shaft between the upper side of the gear 8 and the topof the stand 5, thereby steadying the lower end of the shaft in itsstepbearing. 7

1O denotes horizontally-disposed shafts,one

end of each of which is journaled in a bear ing 11, mounted on the topof the car, and the other end in the stand 5.- The outer end of eachshaft is provided with a beveled gear 12, which meshes with the beveledgear/l, while the inner end of each shaft is provided with a beveledgear 13, which meshes with the master-gear 8.

14 denotes the brake-wheel, secured to the upper end of the shaft 6.When it is desired to apply the brakes, the brake-wheel14is rotated,thus rotating the shafts 10' and caus ing them in'turn to impart thisrotary movement to the brake-rods 2, which being at their lower endsconnected to the brake-chains wind said chains around said shafts andapply the brakes at each end of the car. The usual pawl and ratchet 15and 16 may be employed for locking the brake.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myimproved car-brake will be readily apparent without requiring anextended explanation.

It will be seen that the device is simple of construction, that saidconstruction permits of its manufacture at small cost, and that it isexceedinglywell adapted for the purpose forwhich it is designed.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

and theminor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departingfrom the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of thisinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

what is claimed as' new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patentofthe United States,

The combination with a box-car, of brack- I with beveled gear-wheels attheir upper ends,

a brake-stand, shafts journaled in the top brackets and in thebrake-stand and provided with beveled gear-wheels "at, their ends, the

outer ones being adapted to engage the bev- I eled Wheels aforesaid, abrake shaft jourmy hand in presence of two subscribing witnaled in saidbrake-stand and provided with nesses. a beveled "ear-Wheel which mesheswith the 7 w inner geal wheels of said shafts, and a pawl JAMES FAX 5and ratchet fol-locking the shaft,substantial1y \Vitnesses:

as set forth. W. P. HILLSMAN,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set \V. II. TOOPS.

